Research Project Proposal Assignment (10%)
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Your Task: Respond thoroughly and thoughtfully to the following prompts. Write your
esponses in the text boxes provided, then use “Save As” to give th e file a new name;
this will ensure that you do not accidentally submit the blank template for grading.
1. State Your Research Question : In one sentence, phrased as a question, present
the question you intend to answer in your research report. Your question will be
graded according to its clarity and construction.
2. Explain Why You Chose This Research Question : In approximately 2-3
sentences, explain why this research question is relevant and appropriate to you . You
will be graded on your ability to support you answer with reference to your
program of study, your career goals, and/or your personal interests.
3. Demonstrate Your Ability to Find Appropriate Information : In the space below,
present your instructor with three potentially useful sources of information. You are not
necessarily required to use these texts in your final report, but they should be potentially
useful. For each text, provide the following three details, in the appropriate spaces:
a. Title: Provide a full reference for your chosen text, using the appropriate
academic style. If you are unable to locat e key bibliographic information , you may
want to reconsider whether it is a suitable resource. You will be graded on your
ability to identify three different texts using the appropriate style guide.
. Type of source: Indicate whether the text is from a newspaper, magazine,
website, TED talk, etc. You will be graded on your ability to present three
different source types.
c. Why this text is useful: In this section,
iefly indicate the kind of information or
perspective this text will add to your understanding. In other words, how does it help you
answer your research question ? You will be graded on your ability to demonstrate
that each text is potentially relevant to your research.